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There were no COVID-19 deaths reported for the last 24 hours however, the Health Ministry confirmed a 36-year-old partially vaccinated man from Lautoka has passed away due to COVID-19 on 24th August.
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says he presented to the Lautoka Hospital in severe respiratory distress.
Dr Fong says he received the 1st dose of the vaccine in early-July and he did not receive the second dose of the vaccine. This means that he was not fully vaccinated.
Dr Fong adds 4 more deaths of COVID-19 positive patients were recorded however, these deaths have been classified as non-COVID deaths by their doctors. The doctors have determined that these deaths were caused by a serious pre-existing medical condition and not COVID-19.
There have now been 534 deaths due to COVID-19 in Fiji, with 532 of these deaths during the outbreak that started in April this year.
The 7 day rolling average for COVID-19 deaths per day in the Central Division is 1 and in the Western Division is 2.
Dr Fong further says there are currently 142 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.
60 patients are admitted at the Lautoka Hospital, 7 patients are admitted at the FEMAT field hospital, and 75 admitted at CWM hospital, St Giles, and Makoi. 13 patients are considered to be in severe condition, and 5 are in critical condition.
